Exploring the impact of foraging as a nature-based activity on human and ecological wellbeing

该项目的成果将对对食品系统、健康/福祉、行为改变和可持续性感兴趣的学者感兴趣。主要贡献将包括：1。这是关于觅食活动对人类和生态健康影响的首批实证文献之一。2.为实践作为一种社会干预形式建立证据基础；发展对自然参与的最佳形式的理解，以促进人类和生态福祉。也就是说，觅食是否比其他形式的参与（如散步或在大自然中保持专注）带来更大的好处？3 .围绕觅食产生有益影响的途径的心理学理论的发展；决定从事觅食活动的先决条件的文件。为行为改变理论和相应策略提供信息。实际上，研究结果对保护组织、企业、医疗保健专业人员和政策制定者都很有价值。《2015年后代福祉（威尔士）法案》强调需要创建“有凝聚力的社区”、“健康功能的生态系统”和“一个人们身心健康最大化的社会”。该项目的一个成果将是一个可访问的工具包，其中包含有关如何最好地实施觅食活动和衡量其影响的利益相关者的建议。

The outcomes of this project will be of interest to scholars interested in food systems, health/wellbeing, behaviour change, and sustainability. Key contributions will include 1. One of the first empirical documentations of the effects of foraging activities on human and ecological wellbeing. Establishing the evidence base for the practice as a form of social intervention, 2. Development of understandings concerning the optimal forms of nature engagement to promote human and ecological wellbeing. I.e., can foraging deliver larger benefits than other forms of engagement such as walking or being mindful in nature, 3. Development of psychological theory surrounding the pathways through which foraging comes to deliver its beneficial effects, 4. Documentation of the antecedents to the decision to engage in foraging activities. To be used to inform behaviour change theory and corresponding strategies.Practically, findings will be valuable to conservation organisations, businesses, healthcare professionals, and policymakers. The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 emphasizesthe need to create "cohesive communities," "healthy functioning ecosystems," and "a society in which people's physical and mental well-being is maximised." One outcome of this project will be an accessible toolkit containing recommendations for stakeholders surrounding how best to implement foraging activities and measure their impact.